🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

região dos lagos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁeˈʒɐ̃w duz ˈlaɡus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lakeland/ˈleɪk.lənd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A região dos lagos é um excelente destino turístico."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An area or region abounding in lakes.

    "The dramatic mountain scenery of the Cumbrian lakeland attracts hikers from all over the world."
  2. 2

    A specific breed of terrier originating from the Lake District of England, bred originally to protect sheep from foxes.

    "He entered his energetic lakeland terrier into the regional agility competition."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English 'lacu' (meaning stream or pool, later generalized to lake) and 'land' (meaning ground or country). It has been used historically since the Middle English period to describe regions characterized by numerous lakes, most notably the Lake District in northwest England.

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